A Paleotropic species found in Africa, Madagascar, India to Indo-China and Malesia. It is found throughout tropical India.
This species is globally distributed in the Paleotropics. Within India, it is found throughout the tropical region common in the moist deciduous forests.

Common Uses

The root of Langali is used in the form of powder to treat ARTHRITIS (vatarakta), piles, boils, for extraction of foreign body, for easy delivery, baldness, scrofula and ear diseases.Piles:Paste of langali mixed with sirisa (Albizia lebbeck )seeds should be applied on the haemorrhoids (5-10 gms) (GN.2.4.119),Boils:Root or seeds of langali are pounded with sour gruel and the paste is applied locally. It destroys boils caused by insects (5 gms)(GN.2.1.121).Scrofula:Oil cooked with one-fourth paste of langali tuber and four times nirgundi (Vitex negundo) juice should be taken as snuff and applied externally. it destroys scrofula (3-5 drops)(AH.U.30.21)